Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:04:22 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r52658 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.0R/relnotes Message-ID: <201812102104.wBAL4MNd063465@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Mon Dec 10 21:04:21 2018 New Revision: 52658 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52658 Log: Add a section specific to graphics support, content provided by the graphics team. Add a link to the Graphics Wiki page. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.0R/relnotes/relnotes.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.0R/relnotes/relnotes.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.0R/relnotes/relnotes.xml Mon Dec 10 20:34:18 2018 (r52657) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/12.0R/relnotes/relnotes.xml Mon Dec 10 21:04:21 2018 (r52658) @@ -712,6 +712,68 @@ <acronym>MMU</acronym> initialization has been added.</para> </sect2> + <sect2 xml:id="hardware-graphics"> + <title>Graphics Support</title> + + <para>&os; has changed the way graphics drivers are handled on + &arch.amd64; and &arch.i386;. Graphics drivers for modern + ATI/&amd; and &intel; graphics cards are now available in the + Ports Collection. The base drivers are still available and + will be installed by default, but they lack support for + current generation laptop and desktop systems.</para> + + <para>In most cases it is enough to install <filename + role="package">graphics/drm-kmod</filename> + from ports or packages to install a driver appropriate for the + system, then adding the appropriate driver to + <varname>kld_list</varname> in &man.rc.conf.5;.</para> + + <para>For &intel; (i915) systems after Broadwell™, the + &man.rc.conf.5; entry is:</para> + + <programlisting>kld_list=/boot/modules/i915kms.ko.</programlisting> + + <para>Systems with ATI/&amd; graphics cards have two options. + Modern systems starting with the HD7000 series GPU should + use:</para> + + <programlisting>kld_list=/boot/modules/amdgpu.ko</programlisting> + + <para>Systems with cards released before the HD7000 GPU + use:</para> + + <programlisting>kld_list=/boot/modules/radeonkms.ko.</programlisting> + + <note> + <para>Users must be added to the <literal>video</literal> + <acronym>GID</acronym> after installing <filename + role="package">graphics/drm-kmod</filename> in order for + <application>X</application> to start properly.</para> + </note> + + <note> + <para>There are known issues with the + <literal>xserver</literal> driver provided by <filename + role="package">x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati</filename> + when using graphics drivers from the base system; + <filename + role="package">x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-legacy</filename> + should be used instead.</para> + </note> + + <note> + <para>There is a known issue where booting with + <acronym>UEFI</acronym> and using the ATI/&amd; graphics + driver may cause the screen to be garbled before the + appropriate driver is loaded.</para> + </note> + + <para>For additional information regarding graphics support on + &os;, please see the <link + xlink:href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics">Graphics Wiki + Page</link>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 xml:id="hardware-virtualization"> <title>Virtualization Support</title>
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